Film/TV/Video

Game Masters looking to run Christmas-themed one-shot games over the holidays need look no further than The Nightmare Before Christmas. Tim Burton's movie has become an iconic symbol of the holiday cycle in America, but its roots are much older...and considerably more violent. For that, we can thank L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Deborah Ann Woll, who you may remember from Daredevil and True Blood, is creating a weekly show for the corporation which owns Geek & Sundry and Nerdist. "Part procedural, part game, and part graphic adventure", it's based on D&D, with Deborah Ann Woll has both Dungeon Master and storyteller. &nbsp...READ MORE

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! More D&D previews and a delay announcement, new Pathfinder playtest document out, Asmodee’s sale finalizes, a new game-based film announced by DreamWorks, and more! &nbsp...READ MORE

Dungeons and Flagons is a discord server that brings gamers together online for Adventurers League play, while also raising money for charity. Every few months they host an Adventurers League Epic event to raise money for kids and all the while promoting the game we all love. &nbsp...READ MORE

Next week, the "behind the scenes" book for the TV show Stranger Things comes out. Jon Peterson has scored a copy, and has some photos... and they're of the D&D character sheets for the TV characters! The book is called Worlds Turned Upside Down. &nbsp...READ MORE

The animated television series Adventure Time concluded last month after an eight year run and ten seasons. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources including Dungeons & Dragons, creator Pendleton Ward later returned the favor as a story consultant for Tomb of Annihilation. Here's why it matters. &nbsp...READ MORE

Bear with me a while, as the following becomes a lesson for writing stories in RPGs. My wife and I have been watching the HBO Game of Thrones series on DVD. We’re now into the fifth season. Not long ago she started to read the Song of Ice and Fire books (I read them long ago, and only remember major events). It’s interesting to hear how the show simplifies things, and sometimes drops characters altogether, as they must to fit into a “mere” 80 hours*. &nbsp...READ MORE

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Paizo’s website down for an extended period, a preview of Legend of the Five Rings, lots of Steve Jackson Games news, and more! &nbsp...READ MORE

Dungeons & Dragons draws on a rich mythology from the works of European authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and Michael Moorcock. And yet D&D was also influenced by American authors like Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H.P. Lovecraft, and R.E. Howard. The end result is that D&D's tone sits somewhere between the two. &nbsp...READ MORE

Gale Force Nine have announced they have entered a multi-year deal to act as master Licensee for ‘Games’ for Frank Herbert’s Epic “Dune” Series. The deal will see Gale Force Nine publish a range of games based upon the property, as well as sub-license the rights to partner companies. The first of these has been assigned to Modiphius Entertainment for the Dune Roleplaying Game. &nbsp...READ MORE

In June it transpired that Gail Gygax, the widow of D&D co-creator Gary Gygax was being sued. This isn't the first time she has been embroiled in legal disputes, there having been major family disputes between her and Gygax's children over recent years, but this is the first time with a Hollywood movie producer! &nbsp...READ MORE

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week's gaming news! New D&D books leak before official announcement, Pathfinder video game pre-orders open, Asmodee may have a buyer for the company, and more! &nbsp...READ MORE

In today’s episode of the podcast, Morrus and Peter wonder what the greatest D&D video game of all time is! We also cover the latest RPG news including Warhammer 40K: Wrath & Glory, a BioWare developer’s new Dungeons & Dragons setting, Joe Manganiello’s new D&D clothing line, more Pathfinder playtest news, and more, plus play our favourite game in all the world and listen in as the Monster Psychologist helps a troll with an odd phobia.
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Tales From the Loop is making the jump from RPG games night to binge-worthy TV chillout night! News has just broken that Amazon has ordered a series of Tales From the Loop, to be developed by Legion writer Nathaniel Halpern, and co-produced with Fox 21 Television Studios. &nbsp...READ MORE

In this episode we cover the latest RPG news including The Witcher, The Expanse, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4E's careers, Pathfinder 2nd Edition's new ranger, and more. We also play our favourite game in all the world, and discuss licensed RPGs and how they work. Plus a monster psychiatrist deals with an orc with anger issues.
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Reviews

Tired of all the fantasy role-playing games with a grim and dark palette? Well, Renegade Studios delivers a rules light system with a many-layered setting for players seeking out something brighter. Join the ranks of the Skyborn, with Overlight.

If getting your whole group together to play during December is a challenge, a holiday one-shot might be a perfect solution, and the official D&D Adventurer's League module Winter's Splendor by Ashley Warren is a great option. Even better, if you're running Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, it's a good side adventure any time of the year.

Do you want to experience the danger a teenager trapped in a monster haunted town in the 1980s faces? Do you want to fight back against the monsters by break dancing and head banging using old school D&D derived rules? Then Dark Places & Demogorgons might be the RPG you are looking for.